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ber of prisoners 'within the walls of the prison previottstg,' to the above enactment coming into force, and a like account of the number of prisoners within the walls sub sequently to that event. The object of this compara tive statement was to shol the mischievous opera tion of the above clause, and nothing Could be more convincing than the facts there displayed. The clause in question is not only unjust to the debtor, but positively without effect, as it is well known that it never prevented a single individual from applying fOr relief under the Insolvent Act, which was the purpose of it. It's only t en d ency h as b een unnecessarily to crowd the public prisons, and thus it often causes the most lively alaim lest some destructive disease, some violent contagious disorders should, by removing the prisoners from this 'world altogether,' save the time and trouble' of the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and prove a much more efficacious remedy between unfortunate debtors, and cruel, harsh, and grinding • creditors (as nine creditors, in ten always are) in Fettling the demands and claims between them, than the be nevolent provisions of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Not only is.the clause unjust and inoperative, but it is beyond imagination absurd.. Passed for the avowed purpose of preventing menfrom seeking the benefit of the other clauses of the Act, by a sort of blind and perverse folly, it deprives them of the benefit of day rules, that is, the privilege of going' out of prison for a Certain number of hours each day in Term. When the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas made these rules of Court, granting this indulgence to the prisoners in the, prisons of the King's Bench and Fleet, they expressly declared, that the indulgence was granted, that debtors have an opportunity 9/ communicating with thttr creditors, and settle their ilairs by their own individual exertions, well know ing that principals are much more likely to agree, 'when in direct communication, than under the inter ference of any agent, however assiduous or ; however honest ; two qualities not redundant amongst that class ‘ ) f * professional advisers who generally interfere in these cases. ' So here we have a rule of CoUrt, and an . Act of:Parliament, both seeking the same object, but by means as opposite as the north and south. Which of the two is right no one can doubt. This very wise clause, however, owes its birth to the elabolate, concep- Cons of two of the :commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors' Court. The third (who that third was, for the sake of the other two, we shall not mention) differed from his brothers, both as to the wisdom and as to the justice of the clause, but notwithstanding, the proposi tit:3n of the two it became law. It would be very well if this 'were the only objection to this' Act. It abounds With absurdities, and is full of the most outre legisla-• tioll that can be found in the Statute-book ; and' Ileaven knows, that is saying a great deal. Annongst i all these absurdities, it is not the least, that it costs . the country THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS. STERLING per annum, to get rid of insolvent debtors, and the assets divided amongst the creditors under this wise 11 4 ena, does not exceed 1,0004 in a year. Quere— Would it not be bettor to discharge all insolvents at "ce, and give the Thirty Thousand to be divided amongst the creditors ? In our Paper of this day will be found some cor respondence respecting the unjust charges brought forward by Sir RICHARD BIRNIE against the Cinque Ports Magistrate', relative to the recent apprehension 9f certain smugglers on the coast of Kent. Sir 11.1 "^itn's sweeping denunciation against the re -BPettable body of the Magistracy in twelve towns must have astounded the inhabitants, and alarmed the worthy Mag6trates, to find themselves suddenly struck O ut of the list of " honourable men" by the authority of tlle Chief Magistrate of Bow-street: But we think his Worship has by this timelearned that in the fulminations °f his wrath, though dealt. like his usual random shafts, reckless of the • wounds they give, he has overstepped t he hounds of discretion, and calumniated the charac ters of men as honourable as his own, and certainly as dear to their friends and acquaintance, as precious t o themselves. There can be no doubt that the Ma gistrates of the Cinque Ports are compelled to act with great prudence, exposed as they constantly arc tb the Ve ngeance of such lawless men as the smugglers, but that they have maintained their authority with becoming dignity an d h o n our w ill b e Seen by re ference to the excel-, tent letter of Mr. SHIPDEM, Solicitor of the Cinque 'Ports.' • There can be no doubt that Sir Iticitienti 1 ) D t jtNlE,' in giving his orders publicly to an officer t i u g upon. secret service, meant to show the marked stinetion he made between the " honourable" Ma gistrates of the county and the Magistrates of the Ci u'llte Ports, many of whom, he was sorry to say , were not 4. honourable." Now, what would his /\7° ,'"hi_p, and his brethren of the Bench have said , ;f tne Chief Magistrate of any of the Cinque Ports, : f t , giving directions to one of his o ffi cers to look Let a thief in London, had publicly told him t ° get his warrant backed by one of the Ma gistrates of the oth e r Police o ffi ces, all of whom he 'e‘v to be h onoura bl e men , but not to go to ~Bow-stree t , as h e was sorry t h e ma gistrates of that office, from their constant intercourse with thieves And bad characters, would sooner give the tliief in question iiifo rmatio backed the warrant:' of his danger before they AHD'S hair stand ern . Would not Sir Mole dignation, at such a base caii:,d„, with generous in no less virtuous brother Mag ny and would not his istrates feel the " dam iniputation as keenly ? Reall it . would be well If Sir 'RIC/IMM had tried the forc e o f his . . opprobrious insinuations on 111 s Heart, before h e assailed the sensibility o f men as honou ra bl e as lie himself. The imputation' conveyed in his p u bli c censure on the Cinque Ports Magistrates was, that they derived some profit from their fo r b earance to ' , smugglers ; and th ey mig ht retort, . wit h equal Justice, that he had a feeling from the burglars and 'dep re d a t ors o f th e :Metropolis, for not molest. .ing them in the 'execution of their business.---But the uumber of aniugglera who are brought to justice hear as high testimony to the upright .and honourable eoiiduct of the Cinque Ports Magistrates, as the daily committal of rogues and vagabonds reflects credit uPOlt the sagacity and indefatigable labour of Sir BIRNIE. But his Worship said, that he had affidavits proving the truth of his observations, re troth% the ,conduct of the Mayor of one , of ii t neae ports. We will not say that these affi kalita are not . correct, but if they were made b y A Poliee O ffi cers, we should be slow in giving them i„ re ue,tice unless suppported by other testimony... It ic that Magistrates are over prone to be to"the sayings of their own Officers, in preference l ucle respectable people. We have Sir /Cm4 RD'e °ern authority for saying, that the 'respectable Mayor of SANDWICH, was notite person meant, and we trust that he will say•the same 'of all the others, at least that, be will place the saddle upon the right bone, so as not to implicate all in his general sentence of condemnation. PARIS.--it appears from statistical accounts, collected by M. de Cabrol, Prefect of the Seine, that Paris consumes annually 78,000 oxen, 380,000 sheep, and 8,000,000 fowls and other kinds of birds. Of 2641 insane females, confined at the establishment of Salt petriere, in the course of six years, 975 were persons connected with dress-making, and 463 servants : only 18 are said to have lost their senses for love. Of the 1763 insane males admitted, into the establishment of Bicetre, 76 had become mad from love, 134 from ambition, and 78 in consequence of political events. , Paris exports to foreign countries commodities to the amount of 35,000,000 of francs, or nearly a million and a half sterling.— The principal part of these exports consists of books, and articles of luxury and fashion. THE FUNDS. CITY, Twelve ti Clock. The English Funds have had a slight reaction, owing, as it is said, to the price of the . French Funds being lower ; C o nsols opened at 84 8, and receded to 83i 4 ; they ire now a little re covered, being •841 for Nov., and 844 is for January. The Foreign Funds have not evinced any remarkable feature ; Colom bian are steady at 42i k ; and Mexican have been 68 I, but are now quoted at 67i ; - Greek Bonds have been done at 20, but are now 19i I. In Schemes little has hitherto been effected ; Real del Monte Mines are quoted at . 100 to 120 pin. ; and Val puxalma, 60 70 pm. Three per Cent. Console, 814 ; Ditto for January, 844 ; bulia 4 per Cent. Bonds, 40 2 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 22 3 pm. Fo EIO X Fu sm.—Austrian, 93; Brazilian, '664 7; ' Buenos Ayres, 66 ; Chilian,' $8 40.; Colombian, 1821, 42 ; Mexican 6 per Cent., 57 4 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 67i 8 ; Danish, 624 3 ; Portuguese, 81 2 ; Creek, 191 20 ; Peruvian, 34 5 ; Russian, 871 ; Spanish, 1.3 i MIN as.—Anglo Mexican, 40 374 dis. ; United Mexican, 11 10 dis. ; Colombian, 84 94 per Share ; Pasco Peruvian, 1 2 per Share ; Real del Monte, 100 20 pin. ; Tlalpuxahua, 60 70 pm. Brazilian, 14 15 pm. Two o' Cloak. The price of Console continue to look downwards ; they have ben done as low as 831 i, and are now 633 i All the other Eng lish Securities have given way in the same proportion ; per Cents. 1826, 974. In India Bonds and Exchequer Bills there is no alteration. The Foreign Funds have scarcely varied this last two hours. THREE O'CLOCK- 3 per Cent. Consolb, 83 . FOUR o'CLOCK—( Consols 83 Do. for Ae. 83 3 Brazilian Bonds 67 Buenos Ayres Do. Min Do. Columbian, 1824, 42 'LOSING PRICES. Danish Bonds 63 Greek Do. 1825 19i Mexican Do. 1825, 87i Peruvian Do. Russian Do. 8J Spanish Do. 12f SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYDS'.—(Tnis DAY.) DEAL, Nov. 18.—Wind E.—Passed from London the Julius Caesar, Stafford, for Honduras; Symmetry, Innes, for Jamaica; the Blossom, Patterson, for Seville; Elizabeth, Collins, for New South Wales ; and Montreal, Thorn, fur Tobago. Nov. 29.—Wind E. by N.—Arrived and remain the Hannah, Carrington, from Faro; and Dido, for the Mediterranean. PORTSMOUTII, Nov. 19.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Crown, Hopper ; .Christopher, Knight; and Sovereign, Nesford—from Quebec ; Constantine and Helena (Russian men of war), from Copenhagen, for the Mediterranean. The whole of the outward bound got tinder weigh on Saturday, and proceeded 14 their dif ferent destinations, except the John, for Calcutta, and Killing beck, for Jamaica, which ships remain. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 18.—Wind W. and N.—Arrived the Vi belie, Corbet, from Quebec; Mary Ann, Faulkner, from Tone riffe ; and Roseville, Scott, from Trieste. FALMOUTH, Nov. 18.—Wind N.E. to E.—Arrived the Mag net packet, Porteous, from Lisbon, sailed November 9. Sailed the Sandwich packet, Lemington, for Lisbon : Duke of York packet, Snell, for America ; Mutine packet, Paule, for Brazil ; Shcldrake packet, Eden, for the Leeward Islands; Marquis of Salisbury packet, Graham, for St. Domingo, &e.l and the /sisro. garet, Walter, for St. Michael's. GENOA, Nov. B.—Tbe George Hughes, which sailed from hence the 28th ult. for Amsterdam, hax put hack in distress, having experienced had weather in the Gulf of Lyons; she had three feet of water in her hold. ROTTERDAM, Nov. 17.—Part of a stern with " Eliza Jane, of London," upon it, has been picked up on the Dutch coast. Gamttroctr, Nov. 17.—8 y adviees from Mull, twine pun cheons of rum have been seen off the coast of lcolmkill, but Home of them could be saved, on account of the boisterous weather. LAW INTELLIGEiCE. COURT OF CHANCERY--(Tuns DAY.) lIIGHGATE CHARITY. Axtonarcv-tivartAL v. LORD MANSFIRLD. Mr. SHADWELI, stated when this matter was called on, that it Stood over for the other side to make propositions of arrange ment, but they had made none, further than banding to them a play card, calling together a meeting of the parties interested. Mr. LTricu on the same side, said, his clients, the defendants, had long ago handed their propositions to the other side, but no reply had ever been made to them. Mr. nom' appeared fur the Relators, and he did not know that his clients could do better than leave the Charity in his Lord ship's hands. His LORDSHIP wished to know whether he was clearly to, un derstand that no propositions of arrangement would pass between the parties? Counsel !aid this was the English of the thing. His Loansule then' baerved, his former opinion was, .that he'could do nothing worse for the charity than to keep it in his hands. Mr. Ttntrut's clients were most anxious to get it out of them. His Lonosntr said they should have it, for he would do the best he could in finally disposing of it, at some very . early period. WELLESLEY Y. DUKE OF "trauma/. When his Lordship earns into Court he asked Mr. Shadwel if he had get the affidavits ready for the Court that he bad men tioned,on Saturday. Mr. SHADWELL was quite prepared either to state the affidavits or to hand them up to court. He did not know whether it was his Lordship's wish or not to hear the affidavits steted. Mr. • Hart was not in Court. , His Loanstur observed that he knew nothing whatever of the nature of the affidavits. It would be a matter of great delicacy to state them in the absence of Mr. hart, who was Mr. Welles ley'• counsel. Mr. SuanwiLt, did not desire to presto it on; be only wished to be understood as being prepared to go on, if the Court re quires L . . . His L OR DSHIP said, " Cases of this nature, in nn humble opinion, are always best treated when they are not heard in CoUrt, with this drawback only, that a public hearing is a groat security t o the public that the Judge, does his duty. But when a question is between children and their parents, and in eases of this n eture; which mutt end in one of these two ways—namely, that either the children must be separated from the parent, or that, after all has been heard, they are not to he separated from the parent ; if the latter is the result in any particular rase, and I urn not intimating what may be the result of this case one way or the other, but if the latter happens to be the result, it is a great misfortune that children should then know from a very early pe ncei of life all that they will learn from reading what passed in carer of kind. • It generates a feeling in a child to a father in : l chil d ; r•LaPa, the greatest misfortune that can exist can e x pec t ranise, I believe, every pries of worth that you find in children when they must proceed from seeds so • in the hearts of children in their yout t lei fore havp hiw. Y , thought, that from grow . up, I to have been h er ' the very first this ease ought recollect that it was b l o a t e d bein he ; but you wi ll Mr. &unwel l " in P ublic ' "--Certainl • a the public ha ve now become so much i n t ere sted Certa i nly Lord , , • d er Of it cannot be heard in in "his owe, that , the remain pr.vet His Loensitte......4 was • ‘. Just Corn , men tion ; that having nuts heard • mg to t he conclusion you . Court, I will not 'war any. pa r t of of it in public Mr. Lordship , Suanwara..—Yourirot but in public Court. I is is quite right., Lonsuir.—So that, as 1 of Orby Hunter, if th e parties ).• Lord Thurlow said in th e case great utisfitotion in their h t • think I. am won,. I . shall hav e oing 4) the I.l 9tuft of Lords • Ito 4(' spell a measure is to be adopted, the cause ought to go there whit a fill' knowledge of all that has passed. Mr. SUADWELL.—Certaiuly it might. The ease was then ordered to stand over till Mr. Hart amt eel ; some time after be did arrive. • Hit toantuir asked him if he Was ptelialtil Mr. HART said be was quite prepared !briny thing his Loki.: ship thought proper to -state: His Lonnsnle observed that he was ready to give judgment, but that having been told further dflitlavini were to, be banded to him, be could not tell whether those affidavits called for any an swer or not, until be had beard the contents of them stated, which he did not like to hear in Mr. Hart'a absence. It they required ati answer, he - should tviehh to go an With the judgment to-mor row, if not he wee quite prepared to pronounce it today ; bUt he was very desirous not to delay it beyond to-morratl. Mr. HART considered that this left him nothing to say, other- . wise he meant to have solicted judgment to-day. his Loanstue said he must hear what the new affidavits were. Mr. Haar—Not one of the affidavits were tiled. Mr. SHADWELL was not able to enter into any personal dis cussion. MI he could say was, that his clients lird told him that the affidavits should be filed this morning, and that the other side. had been furnished With Copies df them. Haar submitted that he always understood the practice of the Court to be, that when a case was regularly brought on for hearing, each party admitting that it was as fit for hearing as vigilance could make it, that then the Court would receive no further evidence. He was aware that in the case of an infant or . a lunatic, where from, any negligence or inadvertence, it appeared, that any thing had been left out, the greatest indulgence was shown that at any time the case might he completed ; but it was impos sible for a man in Mr. Weliesley's situation Ow to get his cattie brought to a final hearing, where such skill, he had ahnost said artifice, had been exerted. On three or four different occasions, when the Court was prepared to give judgment, at least when Counsel were prepared to argue it, the Court bad been informed that a new hatch of,affidavits had been sworn. His LORDSHIP begged to observe that the case had never been argued on the state of the affidavits as they now stood before the Court. If any one wished "to argue it on such a state, nothing would be so satisfactory to the Court, but his Lordship thought, that if it were, in the course of such an argument there would be some questions put which it could not be easy to answer. Mr. Haar said some of the affidavits now alluded to by Mr. Shadwell had been sworn so long ago as the bth of October last, and yet they had not been filed at this moment. However, if the Court felt disposed to give judgment on the affidavits, as they now stood before it, Mr. Wellesley was willing to receive it; but if judgment was to be suspended till further affidavits were filed, he (Mr. Hart) wished to draw the attention of the Court to another point, which was, that his children, during the suspension of his Lordship's judgment, were in custody, which he highly disapproved of, and that that custody had been ordered not to be changed. His Los montr said it was necessary to recollect precisely the state of the thing altogether. In the first instance, au application was made to the Court for a reference to the Master to appoiut guardian or guardians 'of the .children. More strictly speaking, the terms ought to have been, to appoint a person or persons to act . as a guardian or guardians, for undoubtedly the guardianship of the children was in the father, subject to this Court'sacting for the King, as parens patri,t, for that was what the Court took to be the foundation of its jurisdiction. Pending that application, Mr. Wellesley presented a petition, praying to have the custody of the children delivered over to him. The Court was decidedly of opinion, that the education, &c. of the children ought to have been committed to Mr. W. whilst he remained abroad. He then came to this country, formed an establishment, as it had been re presented to the , Court, and again prayed that the chil dren might be delivered over to him. It was upon this application that the proceedings in the Master's Office were stayed. Now, the Court had not the slightest diffi culty in saying, that in this case, which was a case of infants, and in which it was contended they ought not to be delivered over to their father, it felt it to be a duty to receive any information what ever that gentlemen, acting upon the principles of honour and propriety, thought fit, on behalf of those children, to submit.— What was to be the effect of the information now about to be,sub mitted it. was ilDPOSSibiti for his Lordship to say, knoWing nothing of the affidavits ; but he would say that they might 'ffisclooe 'cir cumstances which, upon a petition presented to-morrow, would cause him to alter that judgment he bud now made up his mind to pronounce. The Court would give Mr. Hart an opportunity of considering a circumstance or two which distressed its mind considerably.— For instance, there-Was an affidavit of Mr, Wellesley7ll, stating that he came to England on or about the '7th July, 1825 ; there was another affidavit of his, in which, referring to that expres sion, he stated, that upon consulting with his Connate), he had been advised that that expression was immaterial ; but, recollecting what had passed in the latter end of June, sod in the first six days 1t.0:5, we the matter now stood, sworn before the Court, hi e Lordship wished to know, after he came to slate the particu lars, how any num living could consider that explanation imma terial. Mr. Mar said the eireumstinwes Were out of his recollection. It was impossible that a man, after discharging his duty as had done, in stating the whole of a case, could continue to carry in his memory a series of dates, &c. His Loansuir went along with him in that; but he bad read the whole of the •papers in, this ease, he was quite sure, twenty times over, and he had no difficulty in saying he had not read them the twentieth tithe without making new discoveries. • Mr. Ham felt confident that the advies giVen to Mr.-Welles ley, by his Learned Counsel, had been given with feeliigs of in tegrity and honour. Loansmr had no doubt at all that the advice had been very honestly given; hut how any body could take it under the circumstances the Court would mention, was another thing. Tho COURT gave Mr. SHADWRLL till to-morrow morning, that his clients might have an opportunity of filing their affidavits by then, desiring it to be understood, that if they were not filed by that time, and all parties prepared to bring the can on at the sit ting of the Court to-morrow, the Court would, out of compassion to itself, then give its judgment. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—(THrs DAT.) MURRAY' V. ult.lan AND. OTHERS. , In this case an injunction had been granted to restrain the de fendants from disposing of certain impressions takitl from copper plates engraved for the plaintiff, Mr. John Murray, of Albemarle street. On the part of the defendants it had been urged, that copper-plate engrvers had a right to a certain number of impres sions from all copper-plates engraved by them, and that the im pression in question had been taken by virtue of such tight. Ilis Honour, however, granted the injunction on condition that the plaintiff should try at law the right set up by the defendants. Mr. STEWAAT no* applied to the Court that the issue directed to I,ge tried be, whether there existed any general practice amongst poi sons exercising the art or bulginess of copper-plate engravers in this kingdom, to take any number of impressions, from six to twelve, without the consent of the persons by whom they were employed, and afterwards to dispose of them for their own benefit; or whether there existed any such usage for their appropriating to themselves eight impressiens from copper-plates so engraved by them. The Learned Gentleman said, that great difficulty was experienced in determining the best form of issue, and that the special pleader at length advised the form of issue, which was then submitted to his Honour. Mr. Giantatsrorr, for the defendants, complained that the plaintiff, although he obtained the injunction so far hack as July, kept the order quietly in his pocket, until last Saturday, when notice of the present motion was given. The Learned Gentle man said he was anxious to have the opinion of a special pleader as to the issue, before he could consent to its adoptisin. over The Vice l .egrascettoa directed the matter to stand until the next day of motions. In the mean time an o pp or t un ity would be had of subrigitting the issue to th e spec i al pleader. COURT OF KING'S '.BENCH.—(TiIts DAY.) THE KING It. MYERS, CLIRK. A rule to show cause why criminal information should not be filed aga i ns t th e d e f en dant iu this case, fo r h av i ng published de famatory l e tt e rs respecting a Lady in Li nco l nshire, having b een obtained in the beginning of this Term, Mr. Denman moved this day to have it made absolute. Mr. GOULTWAN, on behalf of the defendant, sa id, t h at hi s c li e nt regretted v er y much having written the letters in question, and had no hesitation ,in disclaiming the itnputation contained in them; he was re.ady:to make any amends in his power; as he could not oppose the rule, he hoped his Learned Friend would be ,con tent with what he now stilted, and not carry the subject further. Mr. Deestex said, that coneidering the painful nature of the business, it would not be desirable to carry it to an unnecessary length, but he would consider with his client wh e th er o r not he would be reconciled with the apology' HOW otfered. The Clair JUSTICE risked if the defendant. was prepared as to costs, AS bet ween attorne y and 4 : 1 "t ? • Mr. (-Muumuu replied in the affirmative. Mr, ENNatex could not at present consent to that propo‘o!• The better course would be, to make the ride sbeoltite, and, if his client would be content, further proceeding might be arrested. The Loan Ciller JusucE ebserTvd, that if the rule were made absolute, the partiee woOld, be Obliged to eorrte to court again.. He *mad therefore advise Mr. Denman to take time td consider With his Client previndy. , • Mr. Dx NMA sr consented, arm the •matter dropped. CallkliNAL INFORMATION..-. 114 Itift Plot:mum applied for a rule to show cause wily criroinal b information shOUld not be filed against Richard Downing Richard's, registered proprietor yf t he Age, for having published a libel ou Lord Sing sin the eldest soft a the Earl of Lutam, and Lieute nant-Colonel of itie Vegipient of Lawn, Application had Veen tirade for this rifle in the lasi feria, but the Court Orli"' to giant it, unless an affidavit Were prieittecii, tifertitig that the gb lication entiiPtained of iniputeil cowardice to Lord *delimit: Mt (Mr. Brougham) riot(' prtydneeif the affidavit of, hie Lordship', stating that the publication was rd greaSand false libel throughout,' and.contained an imputation of cowardid spins* him . .. He then rend the libel as follows " Lord Bingham, whose chivalrous deeds we all know, has jost're turned back from the County d Mayo, having entered into sureties for 60001. pounds.. If the Judge and die Jersti when they called tar these bonds, had known Lucan'a Great Heir . via to, fighting not prone (so say the world), they would have let hint thee." The affidavit stated, that Lord Bingham was the eldest eon of the Earl of Licari, and had served ten years in the army, and that if he should submit to ouch imputation', with impunity he should incur the contempt of his brother officers... , Rule granted. tai KING V. SHACKELL. The defendant in this case, Who bad been timeicted of having published a libel in the John Bull newspaper, AMMO, was this day brought up for judgment ; he declined advancing any thing in mitigation of punishment. Mr. Sc ARLETE, for the proaecution, produced the affidavit of Lord Arundel, denying all the matter contained in the libel. He was not instructed to press hard on the individual now brought who, perhaps, was uo further guilty than that he has made him.' self instrumental to the publicity of the libel. Ho could not, however, omit to state, that the defendant at first represented having received the information from highly respectable authority. At a subsequent time he stated, that he had it from a correspon dent of apparent respectability ; and a third tune, front an anony mous correspondent. It was evident that he lent himself to the malice of come writer who gains his livelihood by trafficking iii calumny. Mr. Bitonetrast was on the same side, but declined saying any thing in aggravation of punishment. Mr. Justice BAYLEY, in delivering the judgment of the Court,, observed, that the libel of which the prisoner was convicted, im puted to Lard Arundel improper and unjustifiable conduct end harsh feelings towards an old man, who had lived in the capacity of servant for a long time in the family. It imputed to the Noble . Lord, that when this old man had been on the bed of sickness, he was solicited by him to become a con vert to his Lordship's religious persuasion ; and on declining to do so, he was discharged and thrown out on the world at that pe riod-of life when he was unable to do any thing for himself, and ought to have support on account of his past services. No per son who had heard such an insinuation could believe it, re specting any man, however humble his condition in life might be, without thinking lower of hint than littera ; yet this charge was made against a Peer of the realm. It certainly was attended with the qualification that it was not given as true, but that it came, from extremely respectable authority, and it went on to say, that they would take it for granted that it was true unless contradicted by the parties. Before the assertion was made the truth of it ought to be known, and it would be inconsistent with the principles of good government, if the person who had the, management of a newspaper should be allowed with im punity to publish any 'thing imputing improper conduct to a man merely on his own assertion that he had been. told so. . The accusation ought not to have been made unless he had been satisfied of the truth of it. The person libelled might be in such a situation in life, that he could not contradict it without lowering himself in the eyes of society, When asked by the' prosecutor's Attorney for the authority of the information, the prisoner published a second qualification, dif ferent 'from the first, by stating tint he had it from a correspondent of apparent respectability, and that it would be unjust to punish hint for publishing it. When again urged to give tip the name of that correspondent, it came out that he was an anony mous correspondent. The conductors of newspapers should con. eider the impression that such charges are capable of making on the feelings of honourable minds, and if the prisoner had any feelings himself, he .ought to know the impropriety of giving publicity to such a charge on the faith of an anonymous cor respondent, to accompany it with the assertion, that it came' from respectable authority. The Court taking all circuin itancee into consideration, do adjudge that he pay to the King fine of 004 and lie 'imprisoned until the came be paid. After a few other motions, which were attended with no public interest, were disposed of, the Court adjourned, and the Lord Chief Justice sat to hear Nisi Prins cases. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—(Tuffs PA V* ) Tlie Judges were engaged in the early part of the morning swearing in bail, and anhaespiently, till we went to press, hearing common 'tuitions, which, slid not poovese the slightest public interest. ARCHES' COUltT—(Tnis I)Ar.) %MA': . 111 E 01 ?ICY or Jurwr, TROMOTED ITT BURGOYNE AGAINST TM, REV. JAMES FREE. In this case Dr. DODSON moved the Court to admit the articles as corrected. Sir 3. Mcnott inquired whether there was any objection the motion ? The respondent's Proctor replied, that the case was now before the House of Lords on appeal from a writ of error, end that he had no instructions to make any objection to the motion now.madw The COURT—Then let tlri corr - ected article* he admitted. TU* COUNTESS OF TORT/MOUTH V. TUE RAUL OF PORTSMOUTH. In this suit, which was in the nature of An appeal promoted by her Ladyship, for the restitution of conjugal rights, her Lady ship's Proctor was assigned to bring in the libel, which was not done. The Proctor at the apposite side, therefore moved the Court to relax the inhibition, unless the libel was brought in by the next Court day. • a The Registrar stated, that a copy ()t i the libel was sent in, but her Ladyship's Proctor (Mr. (Ronnie) was not in Court. thi.lei these circumstances the Court declined order in the cuse,—The Court then anjourned. TNE MARKETS. CORN.EXCHANGE.—(Tuis DAY). There were fair 'arrivals of-all sorts of Grain last week: This morning the supplies of most articles are moderate. The Wheat trade remains precisely in the same state. us last reported. Barley for malting is full Is. per quarter dearer, grinding qualities also sell freely. Beans maintain last Monday's prices, hut do not sell quite so freely. Boiling and Grey Pease are unaltered. In the course of last week Oats advanced fell Qs, per quarter, but on Friday they receded to the terms of last Monday, and to-day they are a dull sale at the quotations of this day se'nnight. In the Floor trade no alteration. htt. Vt-ut , vi,celik "4.. - i . ' -'l. < -11 ' 1 tf;) '" t'd 1 ..- FASit , 4' - ' / 4 ), bo4o' 'hl 4' ; ~..:1 7 , WINDSOR, , CIO t i t f', .'liiirr 1,:q118 MA.. ,I t O RSTY, Itilil the r g .`• Afi t i, &old, attended I)ivine Service at t 1 4 14161,0 tilagebßoyal. The Rev. /7t. Stanier Clark of tiated in 16 room of the Rev. the Dean of Salisbury, who, being indisposed, could not attend. TO-morrow it 18 expected that his MAJESTY will leave the Royal Lodge, for St. James's Palace. 'This day several of the Household domestics IA th e H o yt; Lodge for town, in or d er to ma k e eve ry necessary p reparsi 6on for his Majesty's reception at St. hit es's Palace. it is said that his MAU,STY'S stay in town will be of short antation. • The King does not again return to /aside at Carl fa Palace, but the customary guard will he placed at the sovetal entrances until the whole of his Majesty's i it i property remaining n s removed. The hoard, pre vious to the building bring taken down, is now fixing up in Pall-mall, in front of the screen and colonnade. and several of the flue old trees in the grounds arc doomed to the axe. On Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which was at tended by the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Welling, ton, the Earls of Liverpool, Harrowby, Westmorland, and Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Can ning, Viscount Melville, Lord Bexley, Mr. Ituskis son, and Mr. Wynn. The Ministers did not separate till six o'clock: Earl Morley transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning, at his offiee,in Downing street. Mr. Croker gave a grand dinner, on Friday, at his residence in the Admiralty, to jrS Walter Scott. Among the numerous and distinguiiihe4 guests invited to meet Sir Walter were the . Duke ot e Mr. Secretary Canning, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. I-lus kisson, Mr. Wilmot Horton, &c. The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Westteurlend, and Earl Bathurst, paid visits yesterday to Duke of York, at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-street. His Royal Highness was busily engaged on Saturday, as Commander-in-Chief, tran sacting military business with Sir ,Herbert Taylor, hie Military Secretary. Sir Henry Halford, Dr. Mac michael, and Mr. Macgrigor, called on the . Royal Duke on Saturday. Mr. BOADEN'S 'Memoirs of our great Tragic Actress, Mrs. SIDDONS, are expected in a few days. This Work is intended as a companion to the Author's " Life of Mr. Kemble," with which it is printed uni formly. It is dedicated, by permission, to his Majesty, and will be illustrated by a remarkably fine Portrait, engraved by TURNER, from a picture by Sir T110144%14 'LAWRENCE. AKRZVALS Or LAST WERE Malt. Oats. Omni. Pedst.'llettr. Ors. Ors. Qrs. Ors. 'auk5.4, 1 1. 5 9 1,05 1,104 160 ti,143 --- - I ---- 2,393 5 , 100 I 2 b 0120 --- 19,043 1,181 1,850 251135. a. I". (F r ith English ..... . 034 Irish' k'oretign ssssss 1.1,111 Wheat, Red (old) White (old) .... . Red (IRO) 1•••••••W* rine .• • tiniterfine slls. 88s. White (WA) Fine s4s. 595. Superfine 62s. ills. Rye (new) Barley 148 3tis (new) .......... 501. 31717 ........5uperfin e............ rtio c ............ ' 4l Fine ... ................. titis. rear., Grey (new) (new) . .... . (now) .. hOs. Boil ers s2s ens. Beans, Small (now) ...... 2s. Ms. - , (old) :its. alna. --Tick new) Vs. Mts. .....:-.......---... old) 4fis. Ils. ..----..--I ilittrOW (new) 488 . Mc. (old) . ...... htli. Ms. frank Oats, Feed 11,/s. 44a. ----,..-- I , I it, 7ls. Ma. --.... Poland Stir. Ms, . Fine Vs. 401. ........ Potatoc llit. Ms, . Fine ltis. 38s. Scotch Ms. 425, Dour (per sack) 4(ls. 411 4 1, ...............hivonds 406, 42. North Country ..., , tuo, onx' Bran I Is. I2s.' 14511TH1:IELD MARKET.—(Taus Day.) Ti. ntippiy of this day's market was rather nurneroue, but, in great part, of middling and inferior quality it was con s id ere d to emlirace fewer prime Beasts than that of any other that has preceded it for several months, it, however, contained some ex cellent Oxen from 8 WWI and the western and midland districts, as also a few good Smart, &c. from Norfolk. Veal advanced A b ou t 2d. pei stone, but with other kinds of meat the tenth' was very dull, at little variation from Friday'. prices. emcee rim 4901 , 41 or SLHS• TO SINK 7113 OPTALE s. d. tog. d. a. d. toe. d. Inferior Bessie 9 4 210 South Down Wethers . 4 2 4 4 fiationd quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Large coarse Cal ee.... 3.8 4 opow larvae Oxen. 4 4 4 8 Prime small ditto . ...... 410 s 2 Prime scow. Pa 454 10 Largo Hop ............... 3R 4 0 Inferior 8beep...... n econ d goslity ditto 3 2 3 (11 ;Waiting C11 tiV*11...1.1.1. t o %N. Oftell. coanto..woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Quarter old pi g ...lN :to les, 04e h. surri.9, AS PZA CLVICK'S sTATT.SITNT. Resits. I m em I Calvet. I Pl94' '1,915 93,42h 164 I ill .. ~ - . , i ~—, - . NI) I fAini.' &If Nl] ;WG ATE A ,', . ALL NI A lIK ETA . At per atone, by the Cantai. a. d. toe. ti. iL. ti. 10 A. <l, 11,,t . Elution 2IO 310 Pork 3 0 5 0 COVENT GARDEN. 'Weber's Opera of Oberon was re-produced on Satur day night at this theatre, and Mr. Sapio was the Sir Huon and Mr. G. Penson the Sherasmin of the evening. Both were successful in their parts, particularly Mr. Sapio, who drew down repeated applause by his masterly execu tion of the difficult bravura, " Oh, 'tis a glorious sight to see." The house, we were glad to find, was crowded. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. After the performance of that Ilmotian contposition-s -" The TWo Ilouses of Grenada," the play of " Amphi tryon; or The Two Sosies," abridged from the combined dramas of Moliere and Dryden, and introduced by an ex platiatory prologue, spoken by Wallack, was revived at this theatre, for the purpose of ushering in La Porte, .s French comedian of eminence, to the notice of an English audience. The subjected' Amphitryou'!'seems to have ' !mewls favourite with all ages —perhaps from its complex and mysterious diameter. With •the Greeks it. was not only prepared for the stage (in a d rama t h at lots long since perished) but transmitted- in t the shape of a fable, 'unim paired, from generation to generation. Among the Ro mans, Plautus found it a subject ready made to his hands, and according!' he made it the basis of his richest comedy. —Dryden and Moliere, among the moderns, have kept it alive by its associations with their undying intellect ; (Le veritable Amphitryon is a well-known proverb in Franee)itt that the mere announcement of the name let a us at once into all the secrets of " this Comedy of Errors." The days, how ever, of Mythology have longsince gone by ; good taste and improved morals have purged the wanton monstrosities of Paganism ; and these abolished, little of striking interest remains. Even the Deities of Greece--except as Panders to the appetite, as heroes of a " thousand and one love in trigues'—are Unidend vulgarisms, that when brought before the ordeal of an English public, the spell that fm ages hung round them, dies off; and they stand forth in their true character divested of intellect or interest. In the present play Jupiter, inflamed with love for illemena (a married lady), comes down from Heaven for the pur pose of personating her husband, to promote which debt sionhe commands Mercury (Mr. Earley) to take upon himself the form of &sick Amplatryou's set -vent. The plot of the piece consists in the whimsical blunders and consequent altercations between the false:and true Amphi tryon and Swim, the latter of whom- , -the legitimate Soria..-..vas represented by Mr. La Porte. This gentle man, as a comedian true to nature, yet infinitely rich and spirited in manner, is entitled to very Considerable praise. Ile has all the redundancy of the French action—perhaps too - much of it—about him, chastened, however, by a quiet delivery that reminds us of the best parts of Minden, when freed .from his favourite ambition to milieu laugh at the etr pence of reason, he used to give free play to his tins concep tions of character.' On his first entrance Mr. La Porte ap peared to labour under no sli g ht a pprehension ; and the v e ry - cheers of the audience, enthuidastio as they were, served only to increase his embarnissment. In a short time, how evirr, he became comparatively tranquil ; and in his dia logue with the 4anthorn, which he supposes to he his mistress, ihumoyet t ; e illi t ire t Ap and plause. archness s o e Eu n o vr e f e c NEn ie e r l n d r gii. i ei r i l si l e: s s ei l l s i y inv i . 0 0 1 e e i l t n t o: di possessedr s a l s i v e ii down riel a i wn e stage, new b b u n t which its professors yi , t: o o tfi t: Li d :n t r l o orie w (twr e yt l e l .otfo caution," o u t d i y o Pope and in tat the a t go w t h i e r : p stih r ) o om o kt f el s igib o on f fil •t t he power of it's comedy,- His c impressive ountenance ' a ro ss g i t s il t r s a t i h t i o s e gi on v s e i de t h r e e l) . ly i e x ; pr t is esitio f n ui o n f i when ss s to, is atfolhmreenesoyttidseterliktiiiinlngtthioutline The only thing we - Ohiect t his performea that, which we fear, like love, is nullis - onedieekqlit increased the richness of the humour, but • what they gained in -comedy, they. lest in verisimilitude, frequentnce C l 4 n a iti)thloar6taitvou"inn:it:tletehalltlgie4y ' individuals. Thu tor , A m pAgtrionxi indeed, 11.n . .4ett and instant suppose th ati m os i t i . arti l e o;a a ri o t d in i ta ,a gi i tzt r i t o e n w e e o ra ul t t' e fo s r im a t i e t stupid. him West of. intellect; that. ri l i l o ; th bo ec t , l t i tg b e e i ti i i i g illy equally gifted tokoi . nt , C ,„ o k ile a ri to dl b re le ry Aiesena„ and could we fancy the mother o f H erc ules n being endowed with sentiment, we should hare tyro , No on to praise tliteottearllejneosrr:fg hoeor(-irteiprneigsehtti-. wire. tfi tt i o y was as Mercurial, as Aterenry-sb ou ld b e; a i l it ' d ii -j i , ;"' k t i i l u . t fi t tr h c o w* ai l t i tlie s t p ir e te e it hi rto .01141 of those gentiine hearty „ 1 4 4 , a, which are things to be long remembered. • The rest of the Performers went through their parts respectably ; and so did the scenery, with the exception of peer' Apollo, whom some sacrilegious seenti-shifter, sniffed' OW.' With a pair of eandle.iinutferst. •We would advise. Mr. Price for the fatUre - tn he more select in hit Apotiat. - •